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Where does “inchiostro” come from?

inchiostro (Italian) comes from Late Latin encaustum, from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

inchiostro (Italian): ink; first-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. ink; first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “inchiostro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinencaustumthe purple-red ink used by the later Roman...
2Ancient Greekἔγκαυστονburned-in
3Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
4Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
5Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
6Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “inchiostro”

  • inchiostro
  • inchiostrare
  • inchiostratore
  • inchiostratura
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